For many, battling overeating and food obsession feels like a never-ending struggle, especially when relying on quick fixes like GLP-1 medications. The constant cycle of cravings, guilt, and dieting can leave you feeling trapped in your own body and mind. It’s exhausting to live with food drama dominating your thoughts and daily choices.
That struggle can steal your joy, confidence, and freedom, making every meal a source of anxiety instead of nourishment. When food controls you, it’s hard to fully enjoy life or even simple pleasures like traveling or socializing. The mental and emotional weight piles up, creating a sense of helplessness and frustration.
But there’s a way to break free from that cycle and find lasting peace with food and your body, just like Líza did. Through a powerful journey of mindset shifts, neuroscience, and self-trust, she transformed from food battles and overeating to living food drama-free.
In this episode, Lisa shares her inspiring story and practical insights on reclaiming your freedom.
"This sounds cliche, but just like the view from the other side of this is just spectacular. It really is. It really is freeing. It really is freedom. It's freedom from everything that kept you a prisoner before." - Liza
What you will learn from this episode:
01:31 - How Liza's life looked like before enrolling into Leslie's program
05:10 - What rigid systems and control cost her
11:32 - Opening up the shame and isolation of binge eating and how it's deeply self-critical
16:02 - Celebrating feeling like a “normal person” around food with trust, balance, and freedom, replacing fear and control
19:25 - A turning point that leads her to confront her relationship with food and begin a deeper journey of self-love and body trust
24:11 - How accepting her love for food novelty without judgment helped break the shame cycle and brought peace to her eating habits
26:31 - Shifting from fighting her body to teaming up with it and discovering the power of hypnosis and subconscious reprogramming — a major turning point in her transformation.
31:45 - The Accelerator program as a means to a deeper support and a strong foundation to build lasting self-trust and confidently navigate real-life challenges
36:50 - Understanding her cravings and responding with awareness and choice instead of reacting impulsively
39:23 - Highlighting how joining the program brings a liberating freedom from the constant obsession with food, weight, and self-judgment
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